[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts":3,"chapter-the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-42":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Transfiguration Master of Hogwarts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2320747,4539,"Chapter 42: The Horned Camel Disaster","the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>“Merlin’s beard! It’s an adult horned camel!” Hagrid said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Books say horned camels live in distant mountains—how did one get into the Forbidden Forest?” Allen also leaned out to gaze at the mighty horned camel and asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It must have only recently come into the Forbidden Forest—look at its eyes, they’re red, clearly abnormal!” Hagrid stared intently at the horned camel without letting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned camel stood restlessly in an open clearing, breathing heavily through its nostrils, its eyes fixed on Hagrid with the giant crossbow, head lowered into an attack posture; its many horns glinted menacingly in the dim light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang was too terrified to make a sound, tail tucked between his legs, hiding in a thicket; Allen had to pull hard on the leash just to move him, and instantly realized Fang was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we do now?” The standoff had lasted long enough; Allen grew anxious and asked Hagrid. The night was now fully dark, and only Hagrid’s lantern cast light—the surrounding blackness made Allen uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to calm it down. We never harm magical creatures. This horned camel’s condition is strange—I feel its rage must have a cause.” Hagrid made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen opened his mouth but said nothing. He thought it would be safer to just knock the horned camel out, but seeing Hagrid’s expression, he kept quiet—he wasn’t the one going to calm it down anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid acted immediately, gesturing for Allen to find cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gently set his giant crossbow on the ground, then signaled to the horned camel that he meant no harm, keeping his eyes locked on it as he slowly approached, calling out as he moved: “Hi, boy, I mean no harm—let’s talk this through!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen hugged Fang, crouched in the thicket, feeling Fang’s body trembling; suddenly, the turtle shell that had mocked him all day now felt like the safest thing in this darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled his head deeper into the shell and watched as Hagrid neared the horned camel, carefully reaching out to stroke its mane—the horned camel gradually calmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid began stroking the horned camel’s chin; the creature grew even more docile. Then Hagrid touched its long horns—only then did Allen notice two of them were broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid’s touch on the horns seemed to trigger the horned camel—it suddenly flared red again, slammed its head into Hagrid, then bolted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid lost his balance and fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned camel charged toward Allen, kicking over Hagrid’s lantern—suddenly, the Forbidden Forest plunged into total darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen watched the ton-weight horned camel thundering toward him, his mind racing through every spell he’d learned—only to realize none were usable. He dropped flat, shielding himself with his shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the horned camel’s target wasn’t Allen—it leapt clean over his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid, seeing the horned camel charge at Allen, grew even more frantic. He drew his red umbrella and fired several red beams—but missed every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned camel vanished into the nearby woods; Allen exhaled in relief—but Fang was now terrified, desperately trying to flee. But since one end of the leash was tied to Allen’s wrist, he couldn’t escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid rushed over, anxious to check if Allen was unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—sudden change. The horned camel returned, charging wildly at Hagrid. Before Hagrid could raise his umbrella, the man and beast collided, tumbling to the ground in a cloud of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen tried to help Hagrid, but Fang kept wriggling and disrupting his incantations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to untie the knot on his wrist—but it was tied too tightly. He tried to untie the end on Fang’s collar—but had no idea how.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, inspiration struck—he pinned Fang down and whispered the incantation into its collar: “Alohomora!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collar snapped open. Freed, Fang bolted away in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen raised his wand, realizing in this situation, his only option was to summon a few light orbs to illuminate the area—and distract the horned camel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen quickly summoned several light orbs. Meanwhile, the battle between man and beast neared its end—Hagrid was gaining the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horned camel was beginning to tire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today’s surprises were too many—just as the horned camel seemed about to be subdued, it unleashed a final burst of strength, broke free from Hagrid’s grip, and sprinted toward Allen…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen dove sideways to avoid the horned camel—but his raised arm snagged Fang’s collar, catching it in the thicket…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fleeing horned camel crashed into the thicket—the collar, caught in the bushes, became hooked on its horn—but this did nothing to slow its escape…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Allen could process what happened, he felt as if he were soaring through the air—then a searing pain tore at his wrist…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly understood—he curled his body tightly, squeezing himself as deeply as possible into his shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen was dragged, sliding across the Forbidden Forest floor. The horned camel, exhausted, ran slower than before. Fortunately, Allen’s carapace was sturdy and smooth; when it struck tree roots or obstacles, the shell absorbed most of the impact—so along the entire journey, Allen suffered not a single scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But escape was impossible. He was dragged on, not knowing how long—gradually, he adapted to the rhythm of being pulled, and began thinking how to free himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he struggled to draw his wand. On a flat, obstacle-free stretch, he cast a Lumos spell directly at the horned camel. This time, the light orb was unusually bright, spinning rapidly around the creature’s head…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The running horned camel, distracted by the orbs, misstepped and crashed into a massive tree. As a shower of leaves rained down, the mighty, furious horned camel collapsed, unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Allen stopped moving…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rolled over with effort, quickly checked himself—only his wrist was bruised; everything else was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With hands and teeth, he painfully untied the leash from his wrist, then looked around—only the blackness of the Forbidden Forest surrounded him; stars glittered above, but he could not spot a single gleaming spire of Hogwarts Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen realized he had reached the heart of the Forbidden Forest…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt utterly helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just a first-year wizard, with almost no means of self-defense—and Hagrid might take forever to find him. The Forbidden Forest teemed with dangerous creatures; encounter one, and he was done for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear and tension gripped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he spotted a faint glimmer in the distance. He crept cautiously toward it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a cave. Trembling, he stepped inside—and recognized the source of the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an ancient magical rune, meaning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Light!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1091,"2026-06-20T16:09:23.977Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","904892b81aff90502f7c7de6c089f8b125301a9967d45c066ca98ba516e037f5","the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-43","the-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-chapter-41",284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-transfiguration-master-of-hogwarts-cover.jpg"]